\Home\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Homelyn}.

\Home\ (110), n. [OE. hom, ham, AS. h[=a]m; akin to OS.
hem, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr abode,
world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith. k["e]mas, and
perh. to Gr.? village, or to E. hind a peasant; cf. Skr.
ksh?ma abode, place of rest, security, kshi to dwell. ?, ? ]
1. One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives;
   esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the
   habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace.
         The disciples went away again to their own home.
                                               --John xx. 10.
         Home is the sacred refuge of our life. --Dryden.
         Home! home! sweet, sweet home! There's no place like
         home.                                 --Payne.
2. One's native land; the place or country in which one
   dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.
   ``Our old home [England].'' --Hawthorne.
3. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the
   domestic affections.
         He entered in his house -- his home no more, For
         without hearts there is no home.      --Byron.
4. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first
   found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat;
   as, the home of the pine.
         Her eyes are homes of silent prayer.  --Tennyson.
         Flandria, by plenty made the home of war. --Prior.
5. A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for
   outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave;
   the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling
   place of the soul.
         Man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go
         about the streets.                    --Eccl. xii.
                                               5.
6. (Baseball) The home base; he started for home.
{At home}.
   (a) At one's own house, or lodgings.
   (b) In one's own town or country; as, peace abroad and at
       home.
   (c) Prepared to receive callers.
{Home department}, the department of executive
   administration, by which the internal affairs of a country
   are managed. [Eng.]
{To be at home on any subject}, to be conversant or familiar
   with it.
{To feel at home}, to be at one's ease.
{To make one's self at home}, to conduct one's self with as
   much freedom as if at home.
Syn: Tenement; house; dwelling; abode; domicile.

\Home\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic;
   not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
{Home base} (Baseball), the base at which the batsman stands
   and which is the last goal in making a run.
{Home farm}, {grounds}, etc., the farm, grounds, etc.,
   adjacent to the residence of the owner.
{Home lot}, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home
   stands. [U. S.]
{Home rule}, rule or government of an appendent or dependent
   country, as to all local and internal legislation, by
   means of a governing power vested in the people within the
   country itself, in contradistinction to a government
   established by the dominant country; as, home rule in
   Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of
   Parliament.
{Home ruler}, one who favors or advocates home rule.
{Home run} (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made
   before the batted ball is returned to the home base.
{Home stretch} (Sport.), that part of a race course between
   the last curve and the winning post.
{Home thrust}, a well directed or effective thrust; one that
   wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal
   attack.

\Home\, adv.
1. To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come
   home, carry home.
2. Close; closely.
         How home the charge reaches us, has been made out.
                                               --South.
         They come home to men's business and bosoms.
                                               --Bacon.
3. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to
   the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a
   cartridge home.
         Wear thy good rapier bare and put it home. --Shak.
Note: Home is often used in the formation of compound words,
      many of which need no special definition; as,
      home-brewed, home-built, home-grown, etc.
{To bring home}. See under {Bring}.
{To come home}.
   (a) To touch or affect personally. See under {Come}.
   (b) (Naut.) To drag toward the vessel, instead of holding
       firm, as the cable is shortened; -- said of an anchor.
{To haul home the sheets of a sail} (Naut.), to haul the
   clews close to the sheave hole. --Totten.

\Home\, n.
In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress;
goal; as:
(a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands.
(b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an
    opponent's goal; also, the player.